Question concern mIRC

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Oke mIRC is a programma where you can download animes. I would like to instal it on my PC, but I hear severe story that your PC can be hack through this program. The chance is very very high so I heard. And you also have virus. I question is for those who have use this program. Is this true? If so how can you prevent from being hack or get virus on your pc?

-- Anonymous, May 15, 2003

Answers

Hacked: The chances of this happening are verrrrrrrry small (very very) if your connection is slow. Hackers will not even bother hacking your computer if it can't upload at least 100KB/s. So you're safe if your internet speed is cable/dsl and below.

Virus #1: You can prevent people from sending you viruses by setting some options to restrict certain file types (such as .vbs - there's a list included already in the options, and this option is already set as default). When you download files (whether you actually chose to download them or someone sended it as a zip file or something without your asking), you should always scan it with an antivirus program before opening it.

Virus #2: Sometimes when you connect to a server or join a channel, you'll suddenly get a private message saying something like: "Your computer has been infected by a virus... go here... do this... do that..." DO NOT GO TO THOSE LINKS. Those sites will contain virii and trojans. Other messages will look like: "To prevent spam, copy and paste this code..." Again, DO NOT DO WHAT IT SAYS.

As long as you're ready for these three things, you're safe.

-- Anonymous, May 15, 2003


By the way, I learned it the hard way... hehe... and it hurt. Well not really. Norton Antivirus works pretty well.

-- Anonymous, May 15, 2003

Even if your connection is fast, you shouldn't have a problem with trojans and the like. Unless you're dling warez and the like, which is where the virus-spreading people like to lurk. Most anime and manga channels are pretty safe, just use some common sense and don't accept any file you don't trust or didn't ask for.

-- Anonymous, May 15, 2003

So, is there anyway to block hacker from hacking your pc?

-- Anonymous, May 16, 2003

Yeah, there is, download a firewall and use that.

-- Anonymous, May 17, 2003


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